ion. Up until WWII, very few Americans paid
             income tax, and rates were generally low, except for during and after WWI.
             In WWII, income tax was applied to the majority of Americans, and the
             Korean conflict and postwar spending meant high government spending and
             continued tax. High and steeply graduated income taxes began to be
             questioned as the Korean conflict ended and postwar tensions eased. It was
             around that time that the first proposals for flat taxes took shape, and
             the idea of a flat tax has been on the American political agenda almost
             The idea of a flat rate federal tax is becoming more popular among
             Americans. A recent Fabrizio-McLaughlin pool showed that 63.3 percent of
             Americans favored a 17 percent flat tax, while a mere 19.5 percent apposed
             the tax. Another recent poll by Frank
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